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I am now disabled and wish to make through wire lures, spinners, and split rings to save on funds and have something to do.. I wish to use only stainless steel wire and the questions I have to start with are;

1. What should I order and from whom ??

2. I have prices from McMaster-Carr so far but do not know if I should just get wire from one source to save on total bill.. I am thinking to get ¼ lb so I can save and not have to worry of running low, or should I just get 30 feet of..

3. What size do I order for what I wish to do ??

4. Should I order different size wire or can one size do it all ??

5. Can I bend my own split rings and have them be reliable ??

6. What sized treble hooks should be correct for a 3” / 4” / 5” lure ??

7. Should I order a wire former or build one ??

A. If I order one what is the one too get considering I am poor now ??

Thank you "VERY" much for your time, interest, and consideration.

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look on the resources pages here for suppliers look in the forums under wire baits dont know much about building them

Well I have catalogs from barlows, do it, tackle craft, lure parts online, janns netcraft, but also have the internet..

I think I am on info overload to some degree, but also can't be at puter for a long period of time and thought to ask for some help to get this hobby going..

Pain is always with me and hard to keep things straight in head..

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I am now disabled and wish to make through wire lures, spinners, and split rings to save on funds and have something to do.. I wish to use only stainless steel wire and the questions I have to start with are;

1. What should I order and from whom ??

2. I have prices from McMaster-Carr so far but do not know if I should just get wire from one source to save on total bill.. I am thinking to get ¼ lb so I can save and not have to worry of running low, or should I just get 30 feet of..

3. What size do I order for what I wish to do ??

4. Should I order different size wire or can one size do it all ??

5. Can I bend my own split rings and have them be reliable ??

6. What sized treble hooks should be correct for a 3” / 4” / 5” lure ??

7. Should I order a wire former or build one ??

A. If I order one what is the one too get considering I am poor now ??

Thank you "VERY" much for your time, interest, and consideration.

You'll probably get more answers if you post your questions on the Wire Bait forum. That said, a couple of comments: split rings are cheap, I'd just order them instead of trying to form them yourself. I order ss wire from McMaster-Carr and they have a great selection and good prices but were it me, I'd opt to buy straight ss wire forms instead of a 1/4 lb wire spool. Again, they are pretty cheap, already straight, and you can get them with one end already formed into a loop so you'll have less work to do in putting together a spinner. I see a lot of spinners made with .051" diameter wire. You can hand bend that diameter with a pair of wire bending pliers if you have good hand strength but a wire bender would give more professional results and would be easier. Can't comment on models. Treble sizes: small 3" spinners might use a #4 treble but most pike and musky spinners employ #2 trebles or larger.

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